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Toxic Torts and
Environmental Law

Honing Your
Practice in
an Evolving
Landscape
 Learn where the
 Trump EPA stands at
 year three and what
 your clients should
 expect
 Hear from top trial
 consultants on
 millennial jurors and
 social media tactics
 Discuss the latest
 developments in trace
 chemicals litigation
 and citizen suits
 Network with
 the country’s top
 environmental and
 toxic tort lawyers

                         March 14–15, 2019
                         Sheraton New Orleans
                         New Orleans, LA
Toxic Torts and Environmental Law - DRI
D   RI is back in the Big Easy with the latest in environmental and toxic tort law to take your practice to the
    next level. Come to New Orleans to polish your skills with the best lawyers, judges, and experts from
across the country. This is the premier gathering for the defense bar, focusing on litigation tactics, science, and
regulatory updates, presented in one of America’s most enjoyable and hospitable cities.

                William J. (Bill) Hubbard                                    Carmen R. Toledo
                Program Chair and                                            Committee Chair
                Committee Vice Chair

                Kimberly Leue Bick                                           Jeffrey A. Holmstrand
                Program Vice Chair                                           Law Institute

PRESENTED BY D
              RI’s           Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE            American Chemistry Council

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Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar | March 14–15, 2019

What You Will Learn
                              How to combine the craft of storytelling with modern audio–
                              visual techniques
                              How to use constitutional law as a sword to challenge state and
                              local environmental regulation
                              Settlement strategies for mass torts and their ethical boundaries
                              Climate change litigation 2019: A primer on this fast-evolving
                              mass tort
                              How European companies view U.S. environmental lawyers and
                              what they need from their counsel

Members Get More
 Access to                         at dri.org: Committee newsletters, seminar course materials,
 and other publications.
 Access to the DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee Community at http://
 community.dri.org/home: Share articles, post blogs, and connect with others on the latest
 trends in your area of practice.
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                   PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE

                   W E D N E S DAY, M A R C H 1 3                                      9:00 a.m. Climate Change: A Hot Topic Catches Fire
                   5:00 p.m. Registration                                                        Climate change is affecting property, infrastruc-
                                                                                                 ture, and business, triggering litigation, regu-
                   5:00 p.m. Speed Networking                                                    lation, and contract law questions. Learn how
                   Come ready with your pithy elevator speech and your busi-                     climate change is affecting clients and the law.
                   ness cards. This fast-paced exercise will start new relation-
                                                                                                 Adam H. Love, PhD, Roux Associates Inc.,
                   ships in a fun setting.
                                                                                                 Oakland, CA
                   SPONSORED BY Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
                                                                                                       Linda Mirsky Brenneman,
                   6:00 p.m. Networking Reception                                                      BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ
                             SPONSORED BY King & Spalding LLP                                    Tracie J. Renfroe, King & Spalding LLP,
                   7:30 p.m. Dine-Arounds | Join colleagues and friends                         Houston, TX
                             at selected restaurants for dinner (on your               9:50 a.m. Refreshment Break
                             own). More information coming soon.                                 SPONSORED BY Burr & Forman LLP

                   T H U R S DAY, M A R C H 1 4                                        10:10 a.m. Tracks (see page 3)
                   On-Site Community Service Project: Help Our Troops!                12:00 p.m. Lunch-Arounds | Join colleagues and friends
                   During breaks throughout the seminar, attendees will                           at selected restaurants for lunch (on your
                   have the opportunity to work with Operation Gratitude.                         own). More information coming soon.
                   Participants will assemble stuffed bears for families of            1:40 p.m. Suing State and Local Governments
                   deployed troops. DRI thanks our member firms which                            over Laws and Permits
                   raised money to sponsor this worthwhile project. For                          Local and state environmental regulation often
                   more information, please contact Josh Shaw at JShaw@                          conflicts with federal and state law. This pre-
                   hedrickgardner.com. #DRICares                                                 sentation will survey litigation strategies
                   7:00 a.m. Registration                                                        regarding the intersection of constitutional and
                                                                                                 environmental law.
                   7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
                             SPONSORED BY Ramboll                                                William W. Buzbee, Georgetown University
                                                                                                 Law Center, Washington, DC
                   7:00 a.m. First-Time Attendees Breakfast
                                                                                                 Alana E. Fortna, Babst Calland Clements and
                             Carmen R. Toledo, King & Spalding LLP,
                                                                                                 Zomnir PC, Pittsburgh, PA
                             Atlanta, GA
                                                                                                      Christopher L. Rimkus, MarkWest
                   8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction                                                 Energy Partners, Denver, CO
                             Jeffrey A. Holmstrand, Grove Holmstrand &
                             Delk PLLC, Wheeling, WV                                   2:50 p.m. A View from Across the Pond
                             William J. (Bill) Hubbard, Thompson Hine LLP,                      Nearly every chemical company has a global
                             Cleveland, OH                                                       footprint, many having a presence in Europe.
                                                                                                 Develop an understanding and appreciation of
                   8:10 a.m. The Trump EPA: A Former Insider’s Guide                             Europeans’ views of U.S. environmental regula-
                             The EPA has been changing priorities, roll-                         tory law and toxic tort litigation.
                             ing back regulations, and focusing on compli-                         MODERATOR    | Timothy J. Coughlin, Thompson
                             ance assistance in lieu of enforcement actions.                       Hine LLP, Cleveland, OH
                             A senior White House and EPA official in prior
                                                                                                        Peter A. Drucker, AkzoNobel NV,
                             Republican administrations will explain what to
                                                                                                        Amsterdam, Netherlands
                             expect over the next two years.
                                                                                                        Stefan John, BASF Corporation,
                             Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Bracewell LLP,
                                                                                                        Florham Park, NJ
                             Washington, DC

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3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break                                      6:00 p.m. Networking Reception

                                                                                                                                PROGRAM SCHEDULE
          SPONSORED BY Barnes & Thornburg LLP                              SPONSORED BY Gradient

3:55 p.m. PFAS Litigation—A Case Study: Managing                                        Thompson Hine LLP
          Your Liability and Defending Future Claims             7:30 p.m. New Orleans School of Cooking
          PFASs are ubiquitous in products and persistent        Join old friends and make new ones at a cooking demon-
          in the environment, yet regulations are still          stration at the New Orleans School of Cooking, located in
          evolving. This panel will engage the audience          the French Quarter. For $40, participants will receive food,
          in an interactive PFASs case study.                    beer, an apron, and recipes. Your spot must be reserved
          Kimberly Leue Bick, Bick Law LLP,                     before the seminar. To do so, please contact Kimberly L.
          Newport Beach, CA                                      Bick at kbick@bicklawllp.com.
               Kandi Brown, NewFields Governmental              7:30 p.m. Dine-Arounds | Join colleagues and friends
               Services LLC, Knoxville, TN                                 at selected restaurants for dinner (on your
               Mary P. Morningstar, Lockheed Martin                       own). More information coming soon.
               Corporation, Bethesda, MD
                                                                 F R I DAY, M A R C H 1 5
4:45 p.m. Adjourn
                                                                 7:00 a.m. Registration
4:50 p.m. Toxic Torts and Environmental Law
                                                                 7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
          Committee Meeting(open to all)
                                                                           SPONSORED BY Exponent
                                                                                        Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC

T R AC K S         Thursday, March 14, 10:10 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (choose one)
              LITIGATION TR ACK                                      REGUL ATORY TR ACK
10:10 a.m. Storytelling for Trial Attorneys:                      Regulatory Headwinds Facing Industry
           Adding the Visual Element                              Presenters will provide a summary of new and impend-
           To keep a jury or judge engaged and persuaded,         ing regulatory developments and how those develop-
           you must tell a story. A top consultant will           ments have the potential to affect industry.
           demonstrate: 1) why stories are critical to win-       Robert F. Helminiak, Society of Chemical Manufacturers
           ning trials; 2) how to tell them; and 3) the art of    and Affiliates, Arlington, VA
           coupling images and words.                             Philip R. Watters, PE, Rimkus Consulting Group Inc.,
           Kenneth J. Lopez, A2L Consulting, Alexandria, VA      Houston, TX
                                                                  Robert J. Wolcik, Strem Chemicals Inc., Boston, MA
11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:10 a.m. Convincing the Millennial Juror                        The Clean Water Act Reaches Groundwater:
           Learn how to reach millennial jurors in voir dire      The Newest Frontier for Citizen Suit Litigation
           and trial. A jury consultant and a millennial trial    Federal courts have ruled that small discharges of pol-
           lawyer will explain this demographic and how to        lutants that reach waterbodies through groundwater
           persuade jurors who expect advocacy to come            can trigger Clean Water Act liability. These “hydraulically
           through visuals, technology, and new oratory.          connected discharges” threaten to increase citizen suit
           Eric L. Klein, Beveridge & Diamond PC,                liability significantly.
           Wellesley, MA                                          MODERATOR | William S. (Buddy) Cox III, Bradley Arant
           Jill M. Leibold, PhD, Litigation Insights,            Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL
           Overland Park, KS                                      Andrew B. Bittner, MEng, PE, Gradient, Cambridge, MA
                                                                  Lindsay S. See, West Virginia Solicitor General,
                                                                  Charleston, WV
                                                                         Michelle S. Spak, Duke Energy Corporation,
                                                                         Charlotte, NC

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                   7:00 a.m. Women’s Networking Breakfast                             11:00 a.m. Gender Diversity and Inclusion
PROGRAM SCHEDULE

                             SPONSORED BY Barrasso Usdin Kupperman                               in the Age of #MeToo
                                            Freeman & Sarver LLC                                 Claims of sexual harassment and discrimination
                   8:00 a.m. Announcements                                                       have soared, and law firms are not immune.
                             Kimberly Leue Bick, Bick Law LLP,                                  Our panel will discuss problems that women
                             Newport Beach, CA                                                   continue to face in our male-dominated indus-
                                                                                                 try, the importance of gender diversity, and
                   8:10 a.m. The EPA: Advice from the General Counsel                            best practices in addressing such claims.
                             The general counsel of the EPA may be the                                 John C. Childs, Georgia-Pacific LLC,
                             most important job in environmental law, over-                            Atlanta, GA
                             seeing federal environmental law and regula-
                             tion. Learn how to advocate before the agency.                      Megan S. Glowacki, Thompson Hine LLP,
                                                                                                 Cincinnati, OH
                             Matthew Z. Leopold, U.S. Environmental
                             Protection Agency, Washington, DC                                   Angela A. Meyer PhD, PE, Product Liability
                                                                                                 Advisory Council, Los Altos, CA
                   9:00 a.m. Tech Talks: Fast-Paced Presentations
                             on Technology and Emerging Issues                        11:50 a.m. Ethical Implications in Settlement
                                                                                                 Strategies for Your Mass Toxic Tort Case
                              1. The Winning (Electronic) Brief                                  The panel will discuss aggressive and inno-
                              Learn from a former law clerk how advances in                      vative methods to foster early resolution of
                              technology affect modern litigation and how to                     mass toxic tort cases, including the range of
                              obtain better results in the digital age.                          responses, factors that drive the settlement
                              Chloé M. Chetta, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman                         structure and sensitivity analysis, and the
                              Freeman & Sarver LLC, New Orleans, LA                              effect of ethics rules.
                              2. Putting Jurors on Site: The Virtual                             John L. Carroll, Samford University Cumberland
                              Tour as Courtroom Presentation Tool                                School of Law, Birmingham, AL
                              Discover how technology available in many court-                   Christina M. (Christy) McLean, Alvarez & Marsal
                              rooms can provide context for a toxic tort case.                   Holdings LLC, Birmingham, AL
                              Daniel (Dan) Martin, The Focal Point LLC,                         Lucian T. Pera, Adams and Reese LLP,
                              Oakland, CA                                                        Memphis, TN
                              3. Advocacy in the World of Social Media:               12:50 p.m. Adjourn
                              The State of the Science and Art
                              In an age when individual citizens have a               Titans of Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Luncheon
                              worldwide platform, explore best practices for          1:00–2:30 p.m.
                              social media strategy.                                  This event provides young lawyers with the opportunity to
                                                                                      dine with the pioneers of the field. The luncheon will take
                              Rick Looser, The Cirlot Agency, Jackson, MS
                                                                                      place at a nearby restaurant and is limited to the first 30
                              4. Health and Safety of 3D Printing                     attendees. To register, please contact Kim Connick at KCon-
                              3D printing applications have proliferated,             nick@HarrisBeach.com.
                              although the emissions and exposures created
                                                                                      On-Site Community Service Project: Help Our Troops!
                              are still relatively undefined. Explore the legal
                                                                                      1:00–2:30 p.m.
                              standards that apply to worker and consumer
                              chemical exposure.                                      Finish stuffing those bears! Participation is open to all
                                                                                      attendees and their families. #DRICares
                              Alison Gauthier, MSPH, CIH, Exponent,
                              Oakland, CA
                   10:40 a.m. Refreshment Break
                              SPONSORED BY Bowman and Brook LLP
                                                                                            Denotes the DRI CLIENT CONNECTION: In-house and
                                                                                           claims professional speakers

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
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   In-house counsel are eligible for free registration to                     received after February 18, 2019, will be processed on-site.
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   ration or other private sector organization for the pur-                   before February 18, 2019. Cancellations received after February 18
   pose of providing legal representation and counsel                         and on or before February 25, 2019, will receive a refund, less a $100
   only to that corporation, its affiliates, or its subsidiaries.             processing fee. Cancellations made after February 25 will not receive
   To qualify for free registration, in-house counsel must                    a refund, but a $100 certificate good for any DRI seminar within
   be a DRI member and a member of the DRI Corporate                          the next 12 months will be issued. All cancellations and requests
   Counsel Committee or be sponsored by a DRI member                          for refunds must be made in writing. Fax (312.795.0747) or email
   who is both registered and has paid for the seminar.                       (­seminars@dri.org) to DRI’s Accounting Department. Processing of
   Nonmember in-house counsel may utilize this offer                          refunds will occur within four weeks after the date of the seminar. All
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   and the DRI Business Management Principles for Law-                        received. Substitutions may be made at any time without charge and
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   yers Seminar.
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   Claims Executives                                                          Group Discount The first and second registrations from the same
                                                                              firm or company are subject to the fees outlined previously. The reg-
   Claims professionals are eligible for free registration to                 istration fee for additional registrants from the same firm or com-
   DRI seminars. Claims professionals are defined as any                      pany is $775, regardless of membership status if received on or before
   individuals employed by a corporation or insurance                         ­February 11, 2019. After February 11, the group rate is $875. All reg-
   company, who spend a substantial portion of their pro-                      istrations must be received at the same time to receive the discount.
   fessional time hiring or supervising outside counsel in
   the representation of businesses, insurance compa-                         Travel Discounts DRI offers discounted meeting fares on various
                                                                              major air carriers for DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law ­Seminar
   nies or their insureds, associations, or governmental                      attendees. To receive these discounts, please contact Direct Travel,
   entities in civil litigation. To qualify for free registration,            DRI’s official travel provider, at 800.840.0908. As always, to obtain the
   the claims professional must be a DRI member under a                       lowest available fares, early booking is recommended.
   corporate membership or be sponsored by a DRI mem-                            The taping or recording of DRI seminars is prohibited without the
   ber who is both registered and has paid for the semi-                         written permission of DRI.
   nar. Nonmember claims professionals may utilize this                          Speakers and times may be subject to last-minute changes.
   offer once per calendar year. This offer excludes the                         A small portion of your room rate offsets the costs of the seminar.
                                                                                 DRI policy provides there will be no group functions sponsored by
   DRI Annual Meeting.                                                           others in connection with its seminars.

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                                                                              A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made avail-
CLE Accreditation                                                             able at the Sheraton New Orleans, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans,
This seminar has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of            LA 70130.
California for up to 10.50 hours, including 1 hour of ethics credit.
Accreditation has been requested from every state with mandatory              Take advantage of the group rate of $249 Single/Double in one of
continuing legal education (CLE) requirements. Certificates of atten-         two ways:
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ble for obtaining CLE credits from their respective states. Application
                                                                              1) Reserve online: Visit dri.org and go to the DRI Toxic Torts and
                                                                                 Environmental Law Seminar page and click on the “Book
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rials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, networking                 after February 11 are subject to room and rate availability.
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               FA C U LT Y
               Kimberly Leue Bick, Bick Law LLP, Newport Beach, CA                                   Stefan John, BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ
               Andrew B. Bittner, MEng, PE, Gradient, Cambridge, MA                           Eric L. Klein, Beveridge & Diamond PC, Wellesley, MA
                     Linda Mirsky Brenneman, BASF Corporation,                                Jill M. Leibold, PhD, Litigation Insights, Overland Park, KS
                     Florham Park, NJ
                                                                                              Matthew Z. Leopold, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
                     Kandi Brown, NewFields Governmental Services LLC,                             Washington, DC
                     Knoxville, TN                                                            Rick Looser, The Cirlot Agency, Jackson, MS
               William W. Buzbee, Georgetown University Law Center,                           Kenneth J. Lopez, A2L Consulting, Alexandria, VA
                   Washington, DC                                                             Adam H. Love, PhD, Roux Associates Inc., Oakland, CA
               John L. Carroll, Samford University Cumberland                                 Daniel (Dan) Martin, The Focal Point LLC, Oakland, CA
                   School of Law, Birmingham, AL                                              Christina M. (Christy) McLean, Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC,
               Chloé M. Chetta, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman &                                 Birmingham, AL
                   Sarver LLC, New Orleans, LA                                                Angela A. Meyer, PhD, PE, Product Liability Advisory Council,
                     John C. Childs, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta, GA                              Los Altos, CA

               Timothy J. Coughlin, Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, OH                                 Mary P. Morningstar, Lockheed Martin Corporation,
                                                                                                     Bethesda, MD
               William S. (Buddy) Cox III, Bradley Arant Boult
                   Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL                                               Lucian T. Pera, Adams and Reese LLP, Memphis, TN
                     Peter A. Drucker, AkzoNobel NV,                                          Tracie J. Renfroe, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, TX
F A C U LT Y

                     Amsterdam, Netherlands                                                          Christopher L. Rimkus, MarkWest Energy Partners,
               Alana E. Fortna, Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir PC,                                Denver, CO
                   Pittsburgh, PA                                                             Lindsay S. See, West Virginia Solicitor General,
               Alison Gauthier, MSPH, CIH, Exponent, Oakland, CA                                  Charleston, WV
               Megan S. Glowacki, Thompson Hine LLP, Cincinnati, OH                                  Michelle S. Spak, Duke Energy Corporation,
               Robert F. Helminiak, Society of Chemical Manufacturers                                Charlotte, NC
                   and Affiliates, Arlington, VA
                                                                                              Carmen R. Toledo, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA
               Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Bracewell LLP, Washington, DC
                                                                                              Philip R. Watters, PE, Rimkus Consulting Group Inc.,
               Jeffrey A. Holmstrand, Grove Holmstrand & Delk, PLLC,                              Houston, TX
                   Wheeling, WV
                                                                                              Robert J. Wolcik, Strem Chemicals Inc., Boston, MA
               William J. Hubbard, Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, OH
                                                                                              View faculty bios on the Toxic Torts and Environmental Law
                                                                                              Seminar webpage; click on “View speakers” button.

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